Gas meter



Oct. 20, 1931. DEZENDQRF 1,827,973

'GAS METER Filed June 4, 1927 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 20, 1931 -RI CHARD nnnfnnznnnoiar, or norms, nEwYonK Fig. 1 is a plan view of a tangent provided withpost adjusting means embodying my in- Vention; I

Fig.2 is an enlarged section on the line 22, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Fig. 1; Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views showing a modification; and v j Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing my invention mounted upon the crank-shaft of a meter. Y 3

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 2 is the ordinary crank-shaft carrying the worm gear 4 which engages with the 1 driving gear 6 for communicating movement to the ordinary registering train (not shown) 8 is the ordinary tangent'mounted upon the shaft 2. 10 is a slide embracing the tangent and adapted to be moved along the same and engaging the slide. The screw.16,-in theconstruction shown in Figs. 2 and 4, is held from longitudinal movement relatively to the post polygonal head 20 adapted to receive .a wrench. This screw passes freely through an opening in the other end of the post-carshown, the post carryingmember; surrounds I of the same v I In the modification shown in F ig.

adj usted in Various positions. '12 is a tangent post carried by a member 14 surrounding the. slide and through which passes a screw 16 carrying member 14 by a collar 18 and has a:

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the tangent, alsopreferably engages the sides Ofthep'Ost carrying member or yoke.- means'of these nuts 24' and 26 the slide, together with the post carryingfmember, can be adjusted longitudinally of the tangent and clamped in fixedposition relatively thereto, "so that by means of the nuts .24 and, 26 and thescrew 16 the tangent post can. be'adjusted angularlyas well as radially with reference tothe crank shaft 2.

In the form shown inFig. 4 the slide is a divided slide and has the advantage that" it can; be {adapted to tangents of varying widths. y

5, the screw 28 is provided with collars 30 and 32 which hold-,it Ifrom longitudinal movement relatively; to the slide but is movable'longitudinally relatively to: the; post carrying inember,being provided with screw thread 34 atone end'which" makes engagement with a correspondingscrew threadin' the post 'c'arryin'g member; In this case 'also alock urse may be applied to the screw-threaded portion of the screw; lnthis form the screwpro: trudes from "each endbf' the. post carrying lnem'be'rsufliciently' to permit the desired adjustmentiof'thatj member relativelyto the slide -inj'eitherfdirection. V

From theforegoing it will be seen'tha'tby turning -the screw inf one direction or the otherthe tangentpost 12 can lie-adjusted rel atively to the tangent '8 and by the nuts 24 ,and26 the'slid'e '10, and consequently the post i V 12, can be adjusted toward axis of the crank" shaft.

As willbe evident to'those skilled at the art,'my invention permits of various Inodi'- and away fromthe fications without departing fromthe spirit thereof'or "the-scope of theappended claims. Wha't'I'claim is:

1(111' a gas -meterfthe combination 'ofa crankshaft, a screwethrea ded tangent thereon, a member embracing said-tangent, clampng' nuts upon said tangent for adjusting said member longitudinallyjtliereon, a""tan-' gent-post-car'rying member embracing said first member and an ad usting screw engag ing said two membersan'd adaptedto adjust 2 them relativelyad one another so as to vary 7 f one ,ofsaid members carrying a tangent post the position of the tangent-post relatively to the axis of said tangent, said screw extending across and at one sideof said tangent.

2. In a gas meter, the combination of a crankshaft, a screw-threaded tangent tliereon, a member embracing said tangent, clamping nuts upon said tangent for adjusting said member longitudinally thereon, a tangent-post-carrying member embracing said first member, and an adjusting screw car ried by one of said members and making screw-threaded engagement with the other,

I said screw extending across and at one side of said tangent. I

3. In a gas meter, the combination of a crankshaft, a screw-threaded tangent there member longitudinally thereom-atangentaost-carrying member embracing said first member and .alsojsaid tangent, and screwthneaded adjusting meansengag-ing said two members and adapted to adjust thmrelatively 'to one another so as to vary the position ofthetangent post relatively. to the axis of crankshaft, a Y

said tangent, said screw-threaded adjusting means extending across and at one side of said tangent, V a V .5..- In a gas meter, the combination of a screw-threaded tangent and the other memberbeing so formed that it is held from-movement transversely of said tangent by engagement with the tangent, and a screw mounted to turn and held from axial movement in one of said members and screw-threaded through the other member for adjusting the tangent post transversely of said tangent, and means for adjnstingboth of said members longitudinally of thetan gent and holding themin adjusted position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 2nd dayv of June,1927.

RICHARD LEE DEZENDORF.

bination a 5 thereon, a member-embracing said tangent,

clamping nuts upon saidtangent for adjusting said member longitudinally thereon.,:a tangent-post-carrying member embracing said first membervand also saidtange-nt, and V a; screw carried by said post-carrying mem her and making screw-threaded engagement with sa-id other member, said screw. lying without the plane of said tangent v V r 6. Ina gas meter the'combination of a crank shaft, a screw-threaded tangent thereon, a block embracing and mounted to slide on the tan-gent, -means for. adjusting said I block longitudinally of the tangent, a tangent post-carrying member embracing said block and an adjusting screw carried by said postcarrying member and making. screw-threaded engagement with the block, said block ber.

I f 111g made in sections adapted to.- be adjusted 7 to accommodate tangents of different sizes.

2'1. a gas .ineter. the combination of a crank ishaft a screw-threaded tangent there'- on, two members mounted; onsaid tangent, 

